--- Forwarded Message from Mike Ledgerwood <[log in to unmask]> --- >Date: Thu, 11 Apr 2002 20:06:29 -0400 >From: Mike Ledgerwood <[log in to unmask]> >Subject: Re: #6623.2 Arabic Program "Accent (!)" >In-reply-to: <[log in to unmask]> >To: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum <[log in to unmask]> ------------------ Rick is absolutely correct in what he says. It was an Israeli company. I had a rep. come here to me in New York (surprise, surprise) as soon as the program was out. Thus, it does understand R to L quite well. Best, Mike Le jeudi 11 avril 2002, à 06:15 , LLTI-Editor a écrit : > --- Forwarded Message from "Richard Kunst" <[log in to unmask]> --- > >> Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> >> From: "Richard Kunst" <[log in to unmask]> >> To: "Language Learning and Technology International Information >> Forum" <[log in to unmask]> >> Cc: <[log in to unmask]> >> Subject: RE: #6623 Arabic Program "Accent" >> Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 19:27:05 -0400 >> In-Reply-To: <[log in to unmask]> >> Importance: Normal > > ------------------ > Henny, > > One Accent program related to Arabic that I am familiar with was a good > multilingual word processor for Windows with deep Arabic roots (it > seems to > me it might have originated with an Israeli company). As I recall, > there was > also an Accent multilingual web browser, during the heady post-Mosaic, > pre-Internet Explorer days of real browser competition. The Accent word > processor is at least 6 years old, so in terms of today's standards it > would > be somewhat dated, but I think it was Unicode-based. > > One possible place to get it is from Transparent Language,Inc. > (http://www.transparent.com, [log in to unmask], tel. 603-465-2230). > They > licensed it and bundled it with their "Learn Arabic Now" program and > probably several other packages. In fact I have in front of me the > still-shrink-wrapped "Bonus CD" (part# P700/TC170071). Accent may have > had > an Arabic spell-checker included with it, but apart from that, I can't > think > of any Arabic capability it had that Microsoft Word or WordPad running > on > Windows 2000 or XP, or several other multilingual word processors, > wouldn't > also be capable of. > > Best wishes, > Rick Kunst > > _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ > The Humanities Computing Laboratory > A Nonprofit Education and Research Corporation > 301 W. Main St., Suite 400-I > Durham, NC 27701 USA > Tel. (919) 667-9556, (919) 656-5915 > Fax: (919) 667-9556 > E-mail: [log in to unmask] > http://www.humancomp.org > _/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/_/ > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Language Learning and Technology International Information Forum >> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of LLTI-Editor >> Sent: Wednesday, April 10, 2002 5:27 PM >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: #6623 Arabic Program "Accent" >> >> >> --- Forwarded Message from <[log in to unmask]> --- >> >>> Date: Wed, 10 Apr 2002 20:07:42 -0000 >>> To: <[log in to unmask]> >>> From: <[log in to unmask]> >> >> >> Hello everyone, >> >> This is my first time to send a message and I'm looking forward to >> getting >> an answer to my question. >> >> We are looking for an Arabic program called Accent. I was given the >> information on where to buy it from a very reliable source, but >> apparently >> Accent Software International in Colorado Springs has gone out of >> business. LanguageWare.net (formerly Accent Software International >> Ltd.) >> is also out of business. >> >> Do any of you know where could we find this program? >> >> Please help. >> Thanks, >> >> Henny >> >